[3] It is one of the tallest student dormitories in the world, behind Altus House in Leeds.

Middlesex Street forms part of the Petticoat Lane Market area.

Prior to construction of Nido, the plot at 100 Middlesex Street was occupied by a 1960-built office building, Rodwell House, which comprised an 8-storey block oriented north-south, surrounded by a single-storey office podium.

[4] Other Chapter buildings in London are located in the King's Cross area[5] and Portobello.

[6] The tower appears in the Doctor Who episode "The Wedding of River Song".